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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-at-work-etc-act-1974-commencement-no-1-order-1974/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1974/1439",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-at-work-etc-act-1974-commencement-no-1-order-1974",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "This Order brings into operation Parts I, II and IV of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 on the following dates:—\n(a) the provisions which relate to the establishment and functions of the Health and Safety Commission and to certain regulation-making powers—on 1st October 1974;\n(b) the provisions which relate to the establishment and functions of the Health and Safety Executive and to enforcement—on 1st January 1975;\n(c) Part II of the Act, which relates to the Employment Medical Advisory Service—on 1st January 1975; and\n(d) the remaining provisions including those which relate to the general duties of employers and others—on 1st April 1975.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/1439/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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